Ghastly:Saw Total Recall this summer and it was like that. Fight scene, chase scene, fight scene, chase scene. Any time they stopped to try and introduce some story into the mix it was absolutely stupid.

AMonkey'sUncle:I just want to be entertained, and I believe this will fit the bill. That's why I watched The 3 Stooges. Not to ponder string theory, except perhaps how many strings were on Kate Upton's nunkini.

Ghastly:Saw Total Recall this summer and it was like that. Fight scene, chase scene, fight scene, chase scene. Any time they stopped to try and introduce some story into the mix it was absolutely stupid.

That's what a lot of excuses for so called sci-fi movies consist of. One high concept sci-fi premise as an excuse for a 2 hour chase scene.Some regular guy discovers a secret in his distopian future and runs. That passes for sci-fi now. The Logan's Run Syndrome, if you will.

I feel like we've been force fed Jeremy Renner starting with the worthless appetizers of Mission Impossible and his oscar worthy performance as Bow and Arrow guy from the Avengers whose real superhero name isn't worth remembering. Is he a robot or someones nephew?

Uh...both of those came in the last 8 months, THAT'S why he's saying "when did Renner suddenly become an action star?" He's had THREE big blockbuster movies debut in 8 months with 2 of them being among the biggest movies ever in terms of profit.

Uh...both of those came in the last 8 months, THAT'S why he's saying "when did Renner suddenly become an action star?" He's had THREE big blockbuster movies debut in 8 months with 2 of them being among the biggest movies ever in terms of profit.

I'm still not sure I see your point. Matt Damon's rise to action star status was even more sudden than Renner's.

I honestly thought it was a solidly done thriller. I loved the idea of having a separate story of the remains of Treadstone/Blackbriar/AwesomeMcCoolNamedEvilSoundingGovernmentProgram running for their lives due to the fallout from Jason Bourne.

*POSSIBLE SPOILER*My only qualm was the whole genetic engineering thing. The whole point of the Bourne Universe it is that is supposed to be as realistic as possible while still being entertaining (Mythbusters has had quite a bit of fun at their expense). The genetic super solider thing took me a bit out of it and seemed so unnecessary. How could they not think of another McGuffin to get them to travel to Manila for the bad ass fight/foot chase/car chase scene?

Uh...both of those came in the last 8 months, THAT'S why he's saying "when did Renner suddenly become an action star?" He's had THREE big blockbuster movies debut in 8 months with 2 of them being among the biggest movies ever in terms of profit.

I'm still not sure I see your point. Matt Damon's rise to action star status was even more sudden than Renner's.

Hurt Locker was, what, two years ago? That was Renner's breakout role. Not surprising you're seeing him in multiple action movies a couple years down the line.

You really want a headscratcher, ask yourself how Sam Worthington managed to land Avatar, Clash of the Titans, and Terminator Salvation all IN THE SAME YEAR, without a breakout role beforehand.

rocky_howard:So the Bourne Legacy it's all an experiment to see if a non-Bruce Wayne Batman movie was viable now that Joseph Gordon Levitt has inherited the mantle?

Okay.

Jennifer Love Hewitt isn't actually going to take over the Batman in future movies, that was just a way to end the series with an open ending that was never meant to be explored. Like the end of Unbreakable ended with the origin of a super hero but no one really expects there to be a series of movies with a guy in a raincoat kicking ass.

As summer went on, the plots of 2012's blockbusters seemed to become increasingly weak and tangential to their movie's appeal. Now that The Bourne Identity leaves audiences wondering what actually happened to Ed Norton's character anyway, is it time to prepare for an entirely story-less blockbuster movie?

Uh...both of those came in the last 8 months, THAT'S why he's saying "when did Renner suddenly become an action star?" He's had THREE big blockbuster movies debut in 8 months with 2 of them being among the biggest movies ever in terms of profit.

I'm still not sure I see your point. Matt Damon's rise to action star status was even more sudden than Renner's.

Hurt Locker was, what, two years ago? That was Renner's breakout role. Not surprising you're seeing him in multiple action movies a couple years down the line.

You really want a headscratcher, ask yourself how Sam Worthington managed to land Avatar, Clash of the Titans, and Terminator Salvation all IN THE SAME YEAR, without a breakout role beforehand.

That's not too confusing, I'm sure word gets around when it's something like "James Cameron has tapped this guy for the biggest budget action movie of the decade." That alone would get him some scripts.

Tsar_Bomba1:I saw the first Bourne film but not the other 2. I'm guessing I should have watched both since I pretty much agree with the article. When it got to the end I was like WTF? That's it? I was pissed.

Those of you who enjoyed it - I'm assuming you've seen the first three.

I watched the first three. I knew as much at the end as I did at the beginning. Can't understand why those movies are so popular. The first one was neat because it had a mystery. One they still haven't bothered much to solve, I see.

MadSkillz:I think the subby meant "The Bourne Legacy" because the Bourne Identity actually had its title character.

/sad cash-in movie is sad.

Except it actually follows the book story arc as much as possible really. I mean it couldn't follow it exactly since the Matt Damon ones wildly diverted from the original story, mostly because the original story was about catching Carlos, who has since actually been caught.It would be like writing a modern film about catching Osama now. Anyway there is a Bourne series book about another agent from the Treadstone Project using the Bourne cover legend. It could be considered a sad cash-in book but you can hardly blame the studios for following suit.